1 Peter 5:8
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
We need to be vigilant and watchful, wary of not only where we place ourselves, but who we surround ourselves with. Being a Christian put a target on us and now Satan is looking to take us down and keep us out of the fight.
We may stumble, we may fall, but we cannot retreat. When we stumble, we reach out for our Shepherd's help. When we fall, we repent of that which caused us to fall, in which our heavenly Father forgives us, allowing us to continue to move forward. We must keep our focus on the tasks He has given us, that we might be welcomed into the joy of The Lord when we have finished.
Consider the consequences of thinking wrong thoughts and putting said thoughts into action. Philippians 4:8 reminds us how we ought to think, and then our actions will reflect those thoughts:
whatever is True
whatever is Honorable
whatever is Right
whatever is Pure
whatever is Lovely
whatever is Admirable
anything that is Excellent
anything that is PraiseworthyPhilippians 4:9
Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me, put it into practice. And The God of Peace will be with you.
Peace: The positive, covenantal state that flows from God’s Redemptive work in Christ and is applied by The Holy Spirit to individuals and communities. (Topical Lexicon)
